Steroid Use

"The Turkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK) is pushing for the doubling of the two-year ban penalty imposed on athletes found to have engaged in doping."

"Cyril Mangal, President of the St Lucia Cycling Association, has accused the recently-appointed president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) by using "subversive legal tactics and intimidation" in his campaign to oust Pat McQuaid."

"The Obama administration has remarked the United States is postponing negotiations for a landmark free trade deal with the European Union due to a partial shutdown of the U.S. government."

"Top Jamaican track and field coach Glen Mills, while admitting that there is room for improvement in Jamaica's anti-doping efforts, blasted sections of the international community for what he believes to be unfair targeting of the island."

"The International Monetary Fund has urged Turkey to tighten its fiscal and monetary policies for reducing its external imbalances that have been exacerbated by capital outflows from emerging markets."

"A probe into one of the UKs biggest equine operations has been sparked after illegal veterinary goods were seized by Stansteda airport"

"The announcement comes on the same day Russian powerlifter Ilnar Latypov was given a two-year suspension for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Latypov's case follows several other recent doping scandals, including a failed test by London 2012 gold medallist Ivory Nwokorie of Nigeria."

"Another top female shot putter has been hit with an anti-doping ban. American thrower Jillian Camarena-Williams has been served with a six-month suspension from the US Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for clomiphene."

"Asbel Kiprop has pledged to support the decision by the IAAF to impose doping bans of four years on doping cheats, starting in 2015."

"Viktor Troicki of Serbia who was banned for 18 months for missing a doping test expressed confidence that the ban will be turned down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on 9 October."

"The UFC has suspended heavyweight Ben Rothwell for nine months due to an elevated testosterone level following a win against Brandon Vera at UFC 164. Officials confirmed the suspension with ESPN.com on Thursday, following an initial report by MMAjunkie.com."

"According to an announcement by Team Sky, cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has withdrawn from racing after facing an investigation by the world governing body of cycling, the UCI, over unexplained discrepancies in his biological passport."

"A recently concluded study has revealed that an alarmingly high number of elite teenage athletes say they plan to take performance enhancing drugs."

"In early Asian trade on Monday, the United States dollar was on the back foot against the yen and the Swiss franc with little progress made over the U.S. budget standoff, keeping the dollar stuck close to lows of eight months against a basket of major currencies due to US government shutdown."

"Some were cyclists who injected themselves with banned endurance boosters and popped testosterone pills. Some lay side by side with teammates while blood dripped from chilled IV bags and into their swelling veins. Others were doctors who helped cyclists dope or middlemen who ferried drugs for Lance Armstrong's United States Postal Service team."

"All-time Olympic great Ole Einar Bjørndalen has been asked by the Norwegian anti-doping agency to apologize after six-time Olympic gold medalist failed to report his whereabouts to doping inspectors in Austria."

"Anti-doping prosecutor of the Italian Olympic Committee has requested a life ban for former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca following third career offense of the cyclist. Prosecutor Tammaro Maiello made this request and the case will now be decided by CONI's anti-doping court."

"Jock Paget of New Zealand has been provisionally suspended after the horse he rode to victory at the Land Rover Burghley horse trials, failed a drugs test. Clifton Promise, Paget's horse, and a horse ridden by his mentor, Kevin McNab, both tested positive for the banned sedative Reserpine at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in September."

"Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a DNA test to catch athletes who use blood doping to enhance their performance, but its limitations mean the current testing system will continue to detect cheaters."

"Endurance racing could be made illegal if action is not taken to solve doping and horse welfare issues, according to Belgian coach and FEI committee member Pierre Arnould."